EP 3072432 B2 20230920 - ROBOT CLEANER AND ROBOT CLEANING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME
Title (en)
ROBOT CLEANER AND ROBOT CLEANING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME
Title (de)
REINIGUNGSROBOTER UND REINIGUNGSROBOTERSYSTEM DAMIT
Title (fr)
ROBOT DE NETTOYAGE ROBOTISÉ ET SYSTÈME DE NETTOYAGE COMPORTANT CELUI-CI
Publication
Application
Priority
KR 20150040090 A 20150323
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3072432A1] The invention relates to a robot cleaner and to a method for operating the robot cleaner. To provide an robot cleaner and a method for operating the robot cleaner allowing an improved cleaning process avoiding any undesired cleaning operation and preferably providing a possibility for an interaction with the user, even if the user has left the apartment or could not manually control the robot cleaner, an robot cleaner (10) is provided, comprising: a main body (210) having a suction port; a travelling device (280) to move the main body (210); a cleaning device or brush assembly (245) installed on the main body (210); a controller (270); a communication unit (222) adapted to transmit cleaning status information to a remote device (600) and to receive cleaning command information from a remote device (300); at least one sensor (180, 190, 195) sensing the floor to be cleaned and providing cleanliness information to the controller (270); wherein the controller (270) is adapted to determine whether to stop cleaning operation or whether to continue the cleaning operation based on the cleanliness information and (or) based on the cleaning command information.
IPC 8 full level
A47L 9/28 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A47L 9/2826 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A47L 9/2847 (2013.01 - KR); A47L 9/2852 (2013.01 - KR); A47L 9/2857 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 9/2894 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A47L 11/4011 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/4066 (2013.01 - US); B25J 9/16 (2013.01 - KR); B25J 19/04 (2013.01 - KR); G05D 1/0022 (2024.01 - US); G05D 1/024 (2024.01 - EP US); G05D 1/0246 (2024.01 - US); G08C 17/02 (2013.01 - EP US); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01 - KR); A47L 2201/06 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01 - EP US); G08C 2201/51 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (opposition)
Opponent :
- DE 102012109004 A1 20140327 - ROBART GMBH [AT]
- WO 2014196272 A1 20141211 - SAKO YOICHIRO [JP]
- DE 102011006062 A1 20120927 - ROBART GMBH [AT]
- US 2013056032 A1 20130307 - CHOE SUUK [KR], et al
- CA 2958738 A1 20160303 - TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS & SERVICES CORP [JP]
- DE 102011050358 A1 20121115 - VORWERK CO INTERHOLDING [DE]
- KR 20150040090 A 20150414
- US 8719998 B1 20140513 - HUFFMAN ERIC C [US]
- US 2008173247 A1 20080724 - MAININI CHRISTOPHER E [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3072432 A1 20160928; EP 3072432 B1 20180228; EP 3072432 B2 20230920; EP 3345525 A1 20180711; EP 3345525 B1 20200304; EP 3679849 A1 20200715; EP 3679849 B1 20220629; EP 3679850 A1 20200715; EP 3679850 B1 20220629; KR 102314637 B1 20211018; KR 20160113857 A 20161004; KR 20210125974 A 20211019; US 2016278599 A1 20160929; US 9962054 B2 20180508
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 16161607 A 20160322; EP 18158645 A 20160322; EP 20160758 A 20160322; EP 20160760 A 20160322; KR 20150040090 A 20150323; KR 20210135723 A 20211013; US 201615077684 A 20160322